Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics and the Scottish Index of Multiple

Deprivation (SIMD) 2004

TRACEY STEAD

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATISTICIAN

SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

Summary Background Data delivered through SNS Examples from the website Using SNS in policy – SIMD 2004

Before SNS Different geographies

1991, 1996, 1999 Wards; Postcode Sectors… Different dissemination Just not there

Geographic referencing Confidentiality: issues and perceptions

overlapping geographies

What is SNS? Programme to improve small area statistics

2001 Onwards

Data supports a number of the SE’s commitments Those with small area emphasis – Closing the

Opportunity Gap – Area deprivation: SIMD

Access to Central Government information will improve policy development at a local level

Data delivered through SNS New stable small area statistical geography: data

zone 6505 data zones = approx 750 people

Also new intermediate geography 1235 intermediate zones = approx 4,000 people

Being used across the Public Sector Input from statisticians across the SE and UK Making the most of administrative data

Data delivered through SNS

Deprivation Population Housing Education Health

Community care Labour market Benefits Access Physical Environment

How are SNS disseminated?

Freely disseminated over the Internet www.sns.gov.uk

SNS Statistics and Geography available on CDneighbourhood.statistics@scotland.gov.uk

Average tariff score

Percentage of the population on key income benefits and credits

Using SNS in Policy Planning and profiling

Compare delivery between areas Analysing and Monitoring

Examine the impact of policies Targeting and allocating resources

Identify concentrations of deprivation at small area level: SIMD

Example of using SNS:SIMD 2004

Well respected methodology developed by Oxford University

6 domains, 31 indicators Current Income, Employment, Health, Education, Access,

Housing Ranking of data zones by overall multiple measure Identifies pockets of deprivation

Uses of SIMD 2004

SE’s official measure of area based multiple deprivation

Support funding allocations

Local Authority share of most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland

Glasgow City 38.2%

North Lanarkshire10.6%South Lanarkshire

6.8%

Dundee City5.2%

Edinburgh, City of6.3%

Renfrewshire4.2%

Inverclyde3.7%

North Ayrshire3.4%

Fife3.4%

East Ayrshire2.9%

West Dunbartonshire

3.3%

Other 21 Local Authorities

12.2%

Edinburgh City

Glasgow City

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 : Decile

For further information:

neighbourhood.statistics@scotland.gov.uk

www.sns.gov.uk